Fushimi Inari Shrine

Shrine Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan

What to expect

Fushimi Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings, leading into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari

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This family's experience:

Activities: We explored the beautiful Fushimi Inari Shrine, with its thousands of bright orange torii gates leading up a mountain. It was a wonderful place to explore and let the kids roam

Highlights: We were amazed by the beautiful Fushimi Inari Shrine with its thousands of torii gates, and the kids loved running around and exploring ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We climbed the steps to the shrine, which is known for its thousands of bright orange torii gates, and enjoyed the hike up the mountain

Highlights: The kids loved finding all the fox statues throughout the shrine and the vibrant orange torii gates. It was a fun and energetic hike up the mountain ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We spent time at the Fusimi-Inari Taisha Shrine, walking up the hill through thousands of red torii gates. It was very impressive!

Highlights: The shrine is very beautiful and peaceful, and the torii gates are really impressive. It's a great place to explore and learn about Shinto religion ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Senbon Torii, a Japanese shrine building that represents the entrance to the shrine and can be regarded as a kind of gate

Highlights: The kids loved the countless bright red torii erected along the long mountain path ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We viewed this temple during the day, it was very crowded around the temple. Still, there are plenty of opportunities to take great photos at the various arches

Highlights: We enjoyed taking great photos at the various arches ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Fushimi Inari Taisha, a famous shrine with vermillion torii gates

Highlights: We enjoyed walking through the gates and seeing the fox statues ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We followed the path of vermillion torri (shrine gates) up the mountain

Highlights: Our boys instantly 'got' that this was somewhere special, and instead of dragging their feet due to an enforced walk around a shrine, they happily dashed through the gates on a giddy uphill adventure ✨